LONDON : Spanish government bond yields rose on Thursday as an unexpected issue of debt the previous day tempered investor demand, though any progress towards Greece receiving bailout funds was likely to spur fresh appetite for risk.

The size of the seasonal distortion makes the January data hard to read, but economists said it is likely to have squeezed out any expectation of a cut in bank reserve ratio requirements.

A judge has withdrawn a R1-million claim against a businessman after being called "a scum of all scums".

dwetzel@nptelegraph.com

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